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Should We Be Concerned? Mom Gives Three-Year Old Weave
TLC reality show ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ is sort of a JonBenét Ramsey story meets ‘America’s Next Top Model’– taking viewers behind-the-scenes of some of the country’s most diva beauty queens just out of dampers. ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ will have you laughing one second, and concerned the next. Like this video of a three-year-old beauty queen in the making getting prepped for a pageant. Her look, not simply glitter and innocent smiley faces, but a full sew-in weave, and makeup. Certainty not uncommon for child pageantry– loads of parents of all racial backgrounds have been spotted on the show placing clip-ins and faux ponytails on their girls. But a full-weave for a baby? Should we be concerned?
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Of course she’s too young. A girl shouldn’t be taught to hate herself until she’s at least five.
Seriously, this isn’t surprising considering that for decades as a whole we’ve been trying to forget about our hair. As we teach little African-American girls that our hair is unsightly, the message that the way AA hair grows is unacceptable will only be reinforced, and mothers will want their daughters to have European hair even earlier so they can be beautiful. It’s tragic that she’s being taught that she must hide her African hair at such a tender age, however.
The ending results of any beauty pageant:
And the winner is…….. while everyone else walks off the stage in disappointment thinking “Dang, am I not pretty enough again?!?” Maybe if my hair looked like hers or my eyes, ears, toes, arms, legs, or whatever else we criticize on our bodies.
So imagine what these children are thinking. Life is hard enough without all the “competition.” How can any girl/woman be happy with her TRUE self if there is this FALSE standard being pushed on them by all these industry? How is that we as women still allow this crap. All the same, I guess as long as people smoke crack, there will be someone to buy it huh?
Just because it is done, does not make it right.
my 8yr old asked me if she could wear a weave because my 10 yr old niece has a mohawk w/curly weave.. i told her NO.. we can use your own hair for that.. i told her she’s to young and that i love the texture of her own hair.. i told her i’ll do any style for her that i can but weave is a no, no.. i explained 2 her why we use it but i told her she’s to young..
her hair is like a sandy brown and really soft.. the last thing i want 2 do is change the texture of her hair using extensions.. i’ll let her make that decision when she’s old enough..
but this is some tom foolery.. maybe she did it just for the competition..
ALL kiddie pageants are gross, & weaving a 3yo is particularly SAD!
this was a beauty pageant although they didnt show the other girls, they also had weave in their hair inorder create those big hair
I think a lot of these comments are taking what she is saying the wrong way. The ending line where she says “my hair is longer. I feel pretty.” is more a reflection on just wanting longer hair. What does having longer hair have to do with being natural? You can be natural but still desire longer hair. I don’t see how that’s a wrong statement. Should we instead be teaching her that because you have black hair be happy but don’t want for longer hair?
As a kid i had long hair, I’m black and it made me feel pretty. Whats wrong with that? My mom put extensions in my hair as a kid for Halloween and various modeling gigs but it didn’t make me crave white straight hair. The only thing i wanted to do with my hair was wear it down. Shes three. She cant have long hair yet so fake it till you make it.
I don’t think this will negatively impact her development. Once she hits elementary school she will really have to deal with the identity of hair. Seeing other girls play with their hair, wear it only in pony tails and other hair styles will have more of direct impact on her views then this pageantry. If you honestly believe you are beautiful au natural i hope you aren’t buying/using makeup or getting a perm. It would seem a bit hypocritical if you were.
I’ve never understood why grown females wore fake hair, so there is no way I’ll understand why a mother would put it on a child but this whole thing is a bad move all the way around! Teen pageants? Fine! Kiddie pageants? A pedophile’s nasty dream!
To paint a little girl up like a hussy (then trot her out on stage) is insane and a lot of these “mothers” are wrecks that appear to be trying to reclaim some childhood fantasy or live vicariously though their daughters. And, sorry, but some of those little girls are not exactly cute and on that ‘only a mother can love’ tip. Oh and I really don’t get using those flippers (fake teeth) because if a child is in the 2nd grade they’re friggin’ supposed to be a snaggle-puss! Geeez…
When my parents were asked if they’d consider allowing me to model, do child pageants etc., their response was always “Hell, no!” and thank God. At that age I was way too busy being a kid, running wild outside, riding my bike, playing sports, annoying my older brothers and would barely sit still long enough to get ‘dolled up’ for Mass.
The child will be too bald by the time she is 10 to do anymore pageants and will need a wig. smdh
Quite frankly I am appalled that this mom would put a weave in her THREE YEAR OLD child’s head. In my opinion all she is doing is obscuring this child’s vision of what true beauty is. I understand this is for a pageant but what about the child’s view of herself in the long run? Now don’t get me wrong I’m not anti-weaves/extensions, but for a 3 year old??? Come on!!!
At the end of the vid baby girl said “I look pretty”. She looked “pretty” BEFORE the weave. She was adorable with her two afro puffs. As a “naturalista” it bothers me and quite honestly offends me when people feel that in order for a black woman to be pretty she must have long straight hair. There are different standards of beauty for everyone. Personally I can rock my hair long * straight today and then kinky curly tomorrow. Its called versatility and THAT makes me beautiful.
I personally thought that the baby girl was very cute, besides the fact that she is a toddler wearing a weave and doesn’t need it. Some little girls wear micros or some types of braids to promote hair growth. Little kayliegh in the video has her turn at being a princess, and if her vision of a princesss has straight hair its alright! It isnt a diss at us natural sistas
@lex
I assume when you say micro’s and braids you are referring to extensions. I’m sorry but micros and braids do not promote hair growth. Your hair grows from the inside. The follicles produce hair at a rate of approx 1/2 inch per month. Micros and braids mean less manipulation of the hair, and less manipulation means less chances of breakage. However children’s hair and scalp are very delicate, and extensions on a child’s hair add unnecessary weight; which pull on the hair roots and over time may lead to hair loss. If the goal is retention of length, then well moisturized micros and braids (without extensions, just using your own hair), would be best.
The kiddie pageants on TLC are over the top, and are borderline child abuse. The parents need to stop manipulating their children. They often claim that it builds confidence, but I don’t buy that. I would love for TLC to do a follow up on these kids, or provide counseling for the parents.
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This is awful on so many levels. Plus, the mom wasn’t even using the right kind of comb on the little girl’s hair. Kinky hair needs picks or very wide tooth combs. It’s so sad how some black women are so misguided about natural hair that they don’t know what to do with it smh.